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Flash memory thoughts...
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I was wondering if CompactFlash/Smartmedia/SD/MMC media mounted on the desktop (in 9 and X) like a floppy disk and if you could read and write to them like you can a floppy.
I'm looking for an easy way to save documents from Office straight to a disk (mem card). I'm tired of saving it and copying it to a CD.
I was thinking of getting the Kodak multi-card reader http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/stor...l?PRODID=21220
If anyone has a better sugestion please tell me. Should I go for a FireWire one? Which type of memory card (Compact Flash/SMARTMEDIA/SD/MMC) do you think is best/fastest/most reliable or the dominent standard? Will a memory card reader (over USB/FireWire) be much faster than a USB floppy (they are so slow)?
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Sounds like a good idea. I've got a SanDisk CF usb drive; it works like a standard 9/X volume, and it certainly seems faster than a floppy.
I'd value a multi-card feature before firewire, unless a firewire option wouldn't add much to the cost.
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Originally posted by conundrum:
<STRONG>Sounds like a good idea. I've got a SanDisk CF usb drive; it works like a standard 9/X volume, and it certainly seems faster than a floppy.
I'd value a multi-card feature before firewire, unless a firewire option wouldn't add much to the cost.</STRONG>
A single card firewire reader is $10 more than the quad card usb reader.
Have you had any problems with lost data on the CompactFlash cards?
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Originally posted by <R.Lincoln>:
<STRONG>errr... rather
www.mydisgo.com  </STRONG>
I'd rather get a drive and then buy the memory cards sence a 128MB card can be had for under $50 and a 128MB Disgo is £140. Even factoring in $40 for the drive it's still $50 cheaper (assuming pound for dollar). If anyone can find these for less money I would love to hear about it. I like that they don't need drivers. Does anyone know if the card readers need drivers?
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